As of yesterday the rehabbing right-hander was said to have offers from at least five teams, but he’s settled on his former club’s biggest rival and will stay in California as he attempts to return to the majors following Tommy John elbow surgery.

Wilson hasn’t pitched since April of last year and hasn’t pitched effectively since 2011–when he saved 36 games with a 3.11 ERA–but he’s fully recovered from the surgery and reportedly looked good in recent bullpen sessions for interested teams.

Much like Carlos Marmol, he’s unlikely to get a chance to save games for the Dodgers but certainly makes plenty of sense as a low-risk middle relief option with some potential upside for a more prominent late-inning role. For now he’ll get some game action in the minors.

Yukyukyuk- congrats LA fans. You did manage to spend comical amounts of money to buy your way into relevancy. Careful though- not that any LA fans in any sport think before running their mouth- but you still haven’t won anything yet.

Recently in any sport? Kings, Stanley CUp. How many rings do the Lakers have? And the Dodgers still have more World Series Rings than the Giants.
Maybe, just maybe you ae the one who should think before running your mouth.

jimeejohnson - Jul 30, 2013 at 9:10 PM

Dodgers haven’t won a damn thing in years. Win something significant, like two World Championships in the last 3 years before running your mouth. Dodgers have sucked for a long time.

Meh. I’m a Giants fan and I knew this was coming. I believe Wilson lives in LA, I’m sure they offered the most money, and they are going to be a contender this year. Never fun to see a Giant head down south but wish the best for HIM- not the Dodgers. Hope he returns to form and continues on to have a long career. I bet he would have returned to SF if we were contending- but the wheels are coming off- just wait til next year!!

As a Giants fan I loved the Beard! A bit bummed. My guess is that he was a bit hurt by the way the Giants turned their backs on him.

My biggest fear is the end of September and we play the Dodgers the lat three games of the season for the title and we fear the Beard… Damn… I wish he played in the nineties. Popeye (Matt Williams) vs. Bluto (Brian Wilson)…

You’ll have no reason to fear the beard this year. The highest thing the Giants are going to be playing for at the end of the year is 4th in the division. It may even be a struggle to keep from having the worst record in the NL.

As a Giants fan, I appreciate what he did for the team, especially in 2010. I wish him good health and happiness in his personal life. However, as a Giants fan, I hope he totally stinks it up on the diamond until he signs with a different team. Nothing personal, just business.

This was not a total surprise. Last season he wanted to become a Dodger but the timing wasn’t right. He does live LA in the off season. The Dodgers bull pen has been solid the last month so this is a low risk high reward acquisition. I see him in the 7th or 8th inning because Jansen is a great closer for now.